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Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 3257 of 2008).

Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
These Regulations implement Annexes IV (Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage) and V (Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating to that Convention. They concern, among other things: surveys to be carried out and Sewage Certificates; the prohibition the disposal of plastics into the sea; and powers of inspection and detention of ships.
Topics
Chemicals and Waste
Date of text
Repealed
No
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) - Annex V (Optional): Garbage
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78)
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Toolkit legislation
Plastic
Regulatory Approach
Plastic toolkit tags
Enforcement, Marine litter, Plastic polymers, Waste management hierarchy
Implements